It’s Sunday. It’s a time to reflect on the last seven days.
It’s my weekly look at the news.
It’s ‘The Week That Was’.
Continue reading “The Week That Was – A Look At Last Week’s News”
Tag: THQ
I know, right? Another post dedicated to THQ’s financial issues.
Somehow this story keeps rumbling on, as THQ have recently announced a new president and this new president has some interesting things to say.
Click on to get a better idea of what’s gone on previously and what could happen in the future.
Continue reading ““Get to the Back of the THQ” – A History of THQ’s Problems and Possible Solutions”
That’s it, the show is over.
E3 has finished for another year, so rather than dig through every story, I figured I’d highlight the ones that are worth highlighting and pass this distilled goodness onto you.
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Continue reading “Best in Show – a Round-up of the Best Games and Biggest Stories From E3”
OK, off to an early start right here. I’ve got 3 of these things to write.
No messing about, here’s the highlights of EA’s conference from last night.
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Continue reading “EA Games or EA Shames? – EA’s E3 Presentation Round-up”
It’s that time again. It’s late on a Sunday night and I can’t be bothered to do a ‘proper’ post!
So what do I do? That’s right! Bullet point the interesting stuff that happened last week.
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Continue reading “The Week That Was – A Look at Last Week’s News”
There are a few court cases coming up in the world of games that are looking to be quite interesting.
I thought I’d take a look at some of them and see if this is a trend which is growing and, importantly, if it’s healthy for the industry.
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In a step that could mean retailers are showing signs of ‘learning’ and ‘adapting’, GameStop are now selling Steam cards. These cards allow you to add funds to your onnline Steam account, promoting the use of Valve’s online digital distribution service.
What does this mean for the transition to digital? Click on.
Continue reading “0111000110101 – Has the High Street Discovered the Power of Digital?”
So. I’ve been away for a little while. I know, I know. You’ve ALL missed me.
To get mysewlf back in the swing of things, I thought it’d be a good idea to look at what I’ve ‘missed’, give a quick comment on it and start afresh. Ready? Click on for more.
GO! Continue reading “What’s Up!? – ‘2 Weeks of Shit Wot I Missed’”
This news story caught my eye recently. It seems that Lego is getting the Minecraft license, which blows my mind as Minecraft IS essentially digital Lego. Why do you need the Minecraft license Lego? You’re Lego! Minecraft is about putting blocks together to build shit, which is what you’ve been doing since day one!
This got me thinking about licensed games. What makes them good and how to use a license properly. Continue reading “When Ideas Die – A Look at Licensed Games”
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